Chinese Utopianism offers a new explanation of extreme radicalism in Chinese reform movements from the late nineteenth century through the Cultural Revolution and into the post-Mao era. By studying comparable Japanese and Russian reforms that have, in contrast, pulled their societies back toward the center, Shiping Hua demonstrates how datong-an ancient concept that can be translated as "great harmony"-and other elements of Chinese thought have led China down a unique political path.
- ISBN10 0804761612
- ISBN13 9780804761611
- Publish Date 1 January 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stanford University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English